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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the student Tom Crick butts heads with the most?
(a) Dick.
(b) Price.
(c) George.
(d) Jerome.

2. To what does Tom Crick compare the soil of the Fens?
(a) Quicksand.
(b) An obese matron.
(c) Pudding.
(d) Phlegm.

3. Where do the Cricks find the body of Freddie Parr?
(a) Hung from the rafters in the Cricks' barn.
(b) Drifting along the canal at the Atkinson Lock.
(c) Sprawled in shrubbery by the side of the Ouse River Road.
(d) Slumped over the table at Jack Parr's house.

4. What does Tom Crick tell his students is the difference between animals and humans?
(a) Animals don't kill each other out of jealousy.
(b) Humans tell each other stories.
(c) Humans can plan for the future.
(d) Humans have the ability to forgive each other.

5. What is the term Tom Crick keeps using to refer to Mary's attitude towards the world when she was an adolescent?
(a) Passive.
(b) Aloof.
(c) Curious.
(d) Eager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis Scott, the headmaster at the school where Tom Crick teaches, thinks history should be considered part of what other field?

2. What does Tom Crick tell his students is the question humans must always ask about history?

3. What does Tom Crick find in the river that he thinks caused the bruise that killed Freddie Parr?

4. Which of the following does NOT draw Mary and Tom closer together?

5. What is NOT one of the names the Atkinsons give their special-occasion ales?

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